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Full Text Chapter 2 Part 3 | Contents | Chapter 3 Part 1 It is always better to nip a problem in the bud. On the day after I visited Osanai-san’s house, I had had every intention to put an end to the mystery. Unfortunately, Kengo had apparently gone to the Art Room alone once […]

Full Text Chapter 2 Part 2 | Contents | Chapter 2 Part 4 I took my leave from the Art Room. Immediately after I closed the door, Kengo spoke. “What do you think? It’s a strange story, right?” “You’re right. It would be fine if it were a copy or if it were computer-generated, but

Full Text Chapter 2 Part 1 | Contents | Chapter 2 Part 3 I don’t know what gave Osanai-san a bigger shock – that her bicycle had been stolen, or that her she’d missed the chance to eat the spring-exclusive strawberry tarts. Another bicycle could be bought, but the strawberry tarts were products exclusive to

Full Text Chapter 1 Part 3 | Contents | Chapter 2 Part 2 There is a kind of instance in which people feel that they’re having the best time of their lives. It is not one of the numerous peaks you can see if you look far enough down the scale of time, but it

Full Text Chapter 1 Part 2 | Contents | Chapter 2 Part 1 Osanai-san was standing and waiting by the shoe lockers. She’d been there for more than thirty minutes. “Sorry to make you wait. I had a weird errand to run.” Osanai-san slowly shook her head. “It’s fine. I like waiting around.” I’d also

Full Text Chapter 1 Part 1 | Contents | Chapter 1 Part 3 And thus, our high school life started peacefully. For the start of the school year, most of the new students decided to just wait and see. Some observed, while others investigated and polished their basic strategies to build up human relations. Of

Full Text Prologue | Contents | Chapter 1 Part 2 If asked about whether I have confidence in myself, I would have answered in the negative. Unless the one asking that question was a god and could guarantee that no one would think badly of me even if I told the truth. If so, I